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Sukta 49

Complete Rigveda Sukta with 5 mantras in Sanskrit, IAST transliteration, and source-aligned historical English where available.

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Sukta 49

Complete Rigveda Sukta with 5 mantras in Sanskrit, IAST transliteration, and source-aligned historical English where available.

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Rigveda 5.49.1

Rigveda 5.49.1
Source text

देवं वो अद्य सवितारमेषे भगं च रत्नं विभजन्तमायोः। आ वां नरा पुरुभुजा ववृत्यां दिवेदिवे चिदश्विना सखीयन्॥

Transliteration

devaṁ vo adya savitārameṣe bhagaṁ ca ratnaṁ vibhajantamāyoḥ | ā vāṁ narā purubhujā vavṛtyāṁ divedive cidaśvinā sakhīyan ||

Translation

THIS day I bring God Savitar to meet you, and Bhaga who allots the wealth of mortals. You, Asvins, Heroes rich in treasures, daily seeking your friendship fain would I turn hither.

English translation: Ralph T. H. Griffith, 1896.

Rigveda 5.49.2

Rigveda 5.49.2
Source text

प्रति प्रयाणमसुरस्य विद्वान्सूक्तैर्देवं सवितारं दुवस्य। उप ब्रुवीत नमसा विजानञ्ज्येष्ठं च रत्नं विभजन्तमायोः॥

Transliteration

prati prayāṇamasurasya vidvānsūktairdevaṁ savitāraṁ duvasya | upa bruvīta namasā vijānañjyeṣṭhaṁ ca ratnaṁ vibhajantamāyoḥ ||

Translation

Knowing full well the Asura's time of coming, worship God Savitar with hymns and praises. Let him who rightly knoweth speak with homage to him who dealeth out man's noblest treasure.

English translation: Ralph T. H. Griffith, 1896.

Rigveda 5.49.3

Rigveda 5.49.3
Source text

अदत्रया दयते वार्याणि पूषा भगो अदितिर्वस्त उस्रः। इन्द्रो विष्णुर्वरुणो मित्रो अग्निरहानि भद्रा जनयन्त दस्माः॥

Transliteration

adatrayā dayate vāryāṇi pūṣā bhago aditirvasta usraḥ | indro viṣṇurvaruṇo mitro agnirahāni bhadrā janayanta dasmāḥ ||

Translation

Not for reward doth Pusan send his blessings, Bhaga, or Aditi: his garb is splendour. May Indra, Visniu, Varuna, Mitra, Agni produce auspicious days, the Wonder-Workers.

English translation: Ralph T. H. Griffith, 1896.

Rigveda 5.49.4

Rigveda 5.49.4
Source text

तन्नो अनर्वा सविता वरूथं तत्सिन्धव इषयन्तो अनु ग्मन्। उप यद्वोचे अध्वरस्य होता रायः स्याम पतयो वाजरत्नाः॥

Transliteration

tanno anarvā savitā varūthaṁ tatsindhava iṣayanto anu gman | upa yadvoce adhvarasya hotā rāyaḥ syāma patayo vājaratnāḥ ||

Translation

Sending the shelter which we ask, the foeless Savitar and the Rivers shall approach us. When I, the sacrifice's priest, invite them, may we he lords of wealth and rich possessions.

English translation: Ralph T. H. Griffith, 1896.

Rigveda 5.49.5

Rigveda 5.49.5
Source text

प्र ये वसुभ्य ईवदा नमो दुर्ये मित्रे वरुणे सूक्तवाचः। अवैत्वभ्वं कृणुता वरीयो दिवस्पृथिव्योरवसा मदेम॥

Transliteration

pra ye vasubhya īvadā namo durye mitre varuṇe sūktavācaḥ | avaitvabhvaṁ kṛṇutā varīyo divaspṛthivyoravasā madema ||

Translation

They who devote such worship to the Vasus, singing their hymns to Varuna and Mitra, Vouchsafe them ample room, far off be danger. Through grace of Heaven and Earth may we be happy.

English translation: Ralph T. H. Griffith, 1896.

Sources and editorial record

  1. Rig Veda, Book 5, Hymn 49, translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)RV 5.49Internet Sacred Text Archive
  2. Rigveda Mandala 5, machine-readable Sanskrit and Roman textMandala 5Sanskrit Documents
  3. Rigveda Shakala Samhita, Mandala 5, Sukta 49RV 5.49Vedic Heritage Portal, Ministry of Culture, Government of India
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